Examination vs Pursuit - What's the difference?
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The act of examining.
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, title= Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.
The act of pursuing.
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, title= A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
(cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
(legal, obsolete) prosecution
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Examination is a related term of pursuit.
As nouns the difference between examination and pursuit
is that examination is the act of examining while pursuit is the act of pursuing.examination
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(wikipedia examination)Noun
(en noun)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}
Derived terms
* * bar examination * clinical examination * cross-examination * cross examination * direct examination * exam * examination-in-chief * final examination * physical examination * re-examination * self-examinationpursuit
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Mother
Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City, passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
- That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.